I'm really not sure of all the socioeconomic realities that go on between Thailand and its much-poorer neighbors regarding illegal-immigrant labor. I'm not sure if Thai fishing companies are hurting for laborers, are simply choosing cheaper Cambodians over Thai people, or whether or not there is any exploitation going on.All I know is that about once a month, the Thai authorities go down the coast and nab several hundred Cambodian fishermen working in Thailand illegally, and take them back to Cambodia, so that they have to walk back to Ban Saray all over again. It's good exercise for the Cambodians: that 100-mile walk, but it probably gets annoying after a while... which is likely the whole point.
I do have to wonder what the tourist police were doing handling this case though. It's like reading an article where New York City transit cops raid a New Jersey sweat shop. It's not their job... and not even their jurisdiction as far as I know.
Oh well. Regardless, the Eastern Seaboard is now safe from the evil Cambodian fisherman.
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